WORLD NEWS FOR MONTENEGRO DIASPORA
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Political leaders in Montenegro should protect the country's democratic institutions and resist any decisions that undermine their functionality and legitimacy, said the Embassy of the United States of America (USA) in Podgorica.
The Embassy said that the USA is concerned about another failed attempt to elect judges of the Constitutional Court in Montenegro and about the adoption of amendments to the Law on the President.
"The US is deeply concerned about Montenegro's continued failure to form a fully functional Constitutional Court and, in the absence of that key institution, the adoption of a controversial measure to limit the powers of the president, thereby ignoring the clear advice of the Venice Commission (VK)," the Embassy's response states. at the request of the Voice of America for a comment on the situation in Montenegro.
The Parliament of Montenegro failed in its second attempt, at the session on Monday, to elect four judges of the Constitutional Court.
The court has been blocked since September of this year because, out of a total of seven, there are currently only three judges and there is no quorum to decide on key issues in the state.
Amendments to the Law on the President were adopted by the votes of the parliamentary majority, contrary to the recent recommendations of the Supreme Court, which provide for the transfer of part of the competence for the election of the mandate for the composition of the government from the President to the Assembly.
"It is the responsibility of Montenegrin political leaders to protect the country's democratic institutions and resist any decisions that undermine their functionality and legitimacy," the Embassy stated.
They called on the leaders to take concrete actions to quickly restore democratic institutions.
"If this is not successful, it will continue to lead to the escalation of political and social unrest, will further set Montenegro back on the path to joining the European Union, weaken its relations with its allies and destabilize the economy," the American Embassy warned.
The US Embassy called on all Montenegrin leaders to put the interests of the citizens first and ensure that Montenegro progresses on the Euro-Atlantic path.
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